Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the impact of President Trump's tariffs on U.S. manufacturing jobs, as leaders in the industry call for an end to the tariffs, arguing it's "been a couple of months." Since April, manufacturing jobs have fallen by 12,000 and are now down by 42,000. Businesses have complained for months since Trump announced sweeping...
Trump border czar Tom Homan said Chicago and other "sanctuary cities" should expect to see immigration enforcement action in the coming week. “Absolutely,” Homan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, when asked directly about enforcement action in Chicago this week. “You can expect action in most sanctuary cities across the country,” he...
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Sunday government officials did not conduct any data projections before deciding to roll back vaccine mandates to assess the impact this move would have on the state's overall case numbers. “Absolutely not,” Ladapo said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked whether his department tried to anticipate the...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he feels "confident" the Trump administration will win the fight to rescue President Trump's tariffs in the Supreme Court after lower courts invalidated them. During an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Bessent was asked by host Kristen Welker whether the administration was prepared to offer rebates on the tariffs...